Just two weeks left to see middleton heights! 

"Funny, heartbreaking, well-paced, and full of memorable moments. [This] play left me feeling warm, full, and hungry for more." - Linda Chin, Theater Mirror

There are only two weekends left to see the world premiere play that Theater Mirror called "absorbing and inspiring". With only a handful of seats left and multiple sold-out performances, now is the time to secure your spot!

photo credit: Gillian Mariner Gordon

Earth Day Celebration 2023

Saturday, April 22, 10am-1pm

We welcome the community to join us for a creative, family-friendly celebration of Earth Day at The Umbrella! Build and launch an Earth Float, enjoy live music and performances, partake in arts & crafts, and complete the Earth Month Exhibit scavenger hunt. 

To learn more and see the full schedule of events, click the button below!

photo credit: Ron Mann

Plus, don't miss this year's annual Earth Month exhibition, Reflections: Listening to Nature - on view now through April 23!

Featuring more than 100 unique works, this non-juried exhibition includes artwork submitted by community members of all walks on the theme of "Reflections".

Pinch-Forming: A Mindful Approach

The Umbrella's Ceramics Studio is excited to welcome renowned ceramic artist Paul Briggs for a special workshop on April 29 and 30!

Come witness Paul's unique and meditative process for creating pinched vessels and learn pinch forming techniques through a variety of forms and embellishments.

Registration is available for the Saturday demo only, as well as limited registration for both the Saturday demo & Sunday workshop.

Looking for a creative spring activity for you and your little one? Claybies is offering drop-in classes for the spring semester!

Explore clay in this caregiver and child participation class where you and your little “clay-babies” take part in creating lasting memories through class. Projects will consist of creating seasonal themed ceramic pieces. 

Examples of some potential projects may be: fingerprint ceramic flowers, feet and hand prints in clay and more that will document your baby's little moments. 

The Concord Film Project returns on Tuesday, April 25 at 7:30pm with the film Leave No Trace.

From the Academy Award-Nominated Writer and Director of Winter's Bone comes Leave No Trace. Will (Ben Foster) and his teenage daughter, Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie), have lived off the grid for years in the forests of Portland, Oregon. When their idyllic life is shattered, both are put into social services. After clashing with their new surroundings, Will and Tom set off on a harrowing journey back to their wild homeland.

SAVE THE DATE

The Umbrella Visual Arts program, in collaboration with A La Luz, presents the revolutionary, multimedia exhibition, Points of Return. 

In the community

Join our friends at Wheelock Family Theatre for their production of Bud, Not Buddy, running April 14 - May 14!

Based on the Coretta Scott King award-winning novel by Christopher Paul Curtis, Bud, Not Buddy follows the tale of 10-year-old Bud Caldwell. Named after ‘a flower-to-be…a little fist of love waiting to unfold and be seen by the world,’ Bud goes on a quest to find his father and blossoms when he finds family in a jazz band. An epic adventure full of dreams, jazzy tunes and heart.